The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway linking St Ives, Cambridge and Trumpington opened on 7 August 2011. It has now passed its fifth birthday. There have been successes - millions of passengers on the buses, and thousands of cyclists, walkers and horse-riders on the 'access track'. But there have also been problems - flooding of the cycle track, punctuality spring to mind, accidents and bumpy track. The blog is for anyone who wants to discuss their experiences of using the guided busway.

Friday, 27 November 2015

In June I reported that "Respect" signs had appeared along the busway maintenance track / bridle path / cycleway. The Council documents said that some larger ones would be placed on the surface of the track.Quickly after the first signs appeared, some were modified with drawings of horses by people who wanted to make a point that the track is also a bridleway.This month the larger signs on the track have appeared - one each side of every road junction - and they have been redesigned to include a rather faint horse in the background.

Respect sign at St Ives end of track

It remains to be seen how well they wear.

Update 16 January 2016.

Took this photo today of the one approaching the CRC Bus Stop from Milton Road. It has not taken long for this one to start breaking up.

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Details are sketchy, but there's been another accident early this morning at Longstanton, where the Busway crosses the B1050. Just over a couple of months after a similar incident. This one also involves a van. What information there currently is (0900) can be found courtesy of the Cambridge News. According to the County Council's traffic feed on Twitter, the road (and, presumably, the Busway) had reopened by 0800.

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

A pedestrian was killed in an accident on the Busway yesterday afternoon (17 Nov) between Swavesey and St Ives. Details continue to come in. For more details you might want to consult the Cambridge News or BBC websites (I've provided links to what were the latest reports as of 1145 on 18 Nov).